Benchmarks for evaluating intent-based chatbots

Benchmarks for evaluating intent-based chatbots

Given the growing importance of bots in all aspects of our digital live (including in software engineering!) and the well-known challenges to test any type of NLP intensive bot, we could definitely use a series of de facto standard datasets to soundly evaluate and...
On the huge importance of non-tech roles in Open Source: Empirical study on NPM

On the huge importance of non-tech roles in Open Source: Empirical study on NPM

The role of non-tech/non-coding contributors in Open Source Software (OSS) is poorly understood. Most of current research around OSS development focuses on the coding aspects of the project (e.g., commits, pull requests or code reviews) while ignoring the potential of...
20+ tools to help you mine and analyze GitHub and Git data

20+ tools to help you mine and analyze GitHub and Git data

Any important decision should be grounded on data. This is also true for any decision that affects your software projects. You shouldn’t reach any conclusion regarding the health of your project or the actions to take to improve it without a good look at the...